The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-11

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L. Walker, to draw up ara iorgsfd to
nashville protest lIoru the Oouncil
against the passaee OF ,ne pll' WIN an
amendmsnt setting iorth In sn6s ance
the remarks OF rres'uent MADDEN
gwen ABOVE.
RIVAL STREET RAILROADS.
The following petitions were then
read:
n. N. uono,ahis Presiden, and Ro.rd a,
Commissioners of the Taxing District OF
sheloy County, Ienbessee'
The petitioner, the East End Street
Ra;lway n mnanv. a cornoration dnly
chartarsd nndar he laws of the S, ats
of Tennessee. re pectfully ask your
honorable body to grant il The RIGHT
of wav and privilege to construct and
mt down a street railway TO be pro.
pelled by horse. cable. or dummy an
sine power. over the following streets.
to wit. Commencing on Court street
at ths east gate of Oonrt Sonare. run.
ming ,herce e,stwardly on Omit
street To Charleaton avenue: iherca
on Charleston avenue to Madison
street: thsnce on Madison street east
wardlv IN the corporate limits ON DIM
Ian sireet. thence northwardlv nm
DnnIap tn Bass ayenua. and on Basa
avenue esstwa' div 10 cornorats lin IA
Peti,ioner fnrther esks that should
the privilege. "a herein reouested. he
not now granted. that Won refer the
said petition to committees of ycur
honorable body. To further consider
and report upon The same.
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TH 'h MoDosohia Ions,a,;vo nouO.i Mr "a ~
Taxing District of Shelby county, Ten.
nesseo:
The Green wood aud Prospect Park
railroad, a corporation duly organized
under and by virtue OF the laws OF
Tennessee, as appears from it's chatter,
harsto Oft ,chad rasnectfnllv aska nj
your Honorable Council the right of
way for the layiop of its tracks.
switches and turntables and running
of its cars on and over the following
erounds and streets in the city of Mem.
pbis. namely:
Route No. l-B,pinning on the Bluff
between Union aud Monroe str ttI,
themes east on Monroe street 10 Well
inIton street, thence north on Well
ington street to New Madison street,
thence east on Madison street aud
Henry avenue to the city limits.
Route No. 2-Bsginnirg at the cor
ner of Second aud Union streets,
thence south on Second street to Beale
street, thence acro,s Bea'e street to St.
Martin street, thence south on s MAJ
tin and Todd streets t. Calhoun street,
thence east on Calhoun street to Ray
burn avenue, thence south on Ray
burn avenue to Georgia street., thence
east on Georgia street TO Desoto street,
thence south on Desoto street to the
city limi 8. Very respectfully,
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The report OF theueDm nIteee APP
pointed to investigate the advisaolllty
oil granting right OF way along Broad
way to the MISSISSIPPI ana Ienness 20
railroad was submitted. Inc fresi-
dent was authorized TO enter into q
contract with the road, whcn was 10
be subm' tied to the Oouucll | ap
proval. gives therg1t under Ger,
tam llmi at ons ana resu atlons, ana
the Isxlng u strict Gees not fenLqnisn
any o1lt' ponce powers
ROUGH ON ROGERS.
Court Square Keeper Rogers asked
that the recet order in relation to the
closing OF the gates OF the park b.
changed, 80 that he b. allowed to clio 9
and lock them at any hour appointed
by the Council or President Hadden.
The keeper represented that several
nulsances are committed there be-
tween 2 o'clock a m. and dawn. Peti-
ton acce pied and ordered it closed at
IL o'clock, Keeper r g'rJ being in
siruOted to remain on duty Until that
time.
MINOR MATTERS,
Attention was called TO the danger
GUS cond ton of large tree on proper
ty at the northwest corner OF Short
Third and K8rr alley, belonging to
Aston Boyd. Ordered cut down,
Chairman Rande reported for the
committee in fav Of scC ptins the
offer of McKaon & Cross to sell the
properly Adjoining the No. A engine
house for $3.50 and that the engine
house be enlarged accordingly.
Adopted.
The petition from the Board oil
Health requiring physicians to report
conta ious diseases (ameDdment to
the city ordinance) p ssed second
reading aud the correction made to
read "within the city aud one mile
outside"
F. W. Register & Co. asked to be
commissioned as sgents 10 subdvide
and offer for sale the present h'sp td
property. Referred TO the Prs dent
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